Nick Ferraro / St. Paul Pioneer Press

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BURNSVILLE, Minn-- A former Burnsville High School music teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with a teenage student. Erik Michael Akervik, 30, pleaded guilty Monday in Dakota County District Court to one count of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct. A second third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge involving the same victim was dismissed. Judge Erica MacDonald ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set a sentencing hearing for June 14.